Electric battery



H. F. FRENCH AND R. C. BENNER. ELECTRIC BATTERY. APPLICATION FVILED mum. 19x7,

Patented Sept. 13, 1921' M 1 awn" W" A TTORNE Y A A WERE.

Serial 2%. 144,536.

carbon 01' graphite, is zhoroiigbly moissened before it is compacted Wiflh the requireci amouni of electrolyte solution, in emczigiy the same Way as if the coli were of the 12rd may type. Tihe percentage of aloc'troiyfc in the mix may of course varyfiepending HUGH thfi purpose of the cell, c pz'ogml iy balancethe moisml're in paste 512, N 6211214.; 4 *H, w 4-} a g 1 0.1L clement b lecunwy Cu Va Stat-a (3:310, and Frame; of CLEVQEQIG y wanted a the Mica being to,

mam wth that ai ready in the mix, Eso *ghajb there Emmi W1" d gggflp'ifligfl will Foo minimum absorptlon of adohmmml- .a -p- Ihzs invention rsizabas to (if? cans and aims to prcvexzt 2180i; cmon 1cmmoistun'i by the mix when the user adds fliefi in prior in the 5m the cciir; vp

paste to the cell. 1

The cart-ridge 1s spaced from tho Zinc 05ml It is old 0 m2 @1113 city calls WiilhqgO e'ioo- {May a phzyality of attached strips of insmflwk trolvle in mm the may gzdafiing 1c 32cm mgmai firmi 5, Such Woism'proofed pulpis $0 g gfiv board f Example so that H1? cartridge fines It i $4190 i gg 2 1 M .notcome' in Contact with the zinc, i5 biasing Solis in a more cordboard disks 6 which are aiso "Waerproofod, for cxampfie by in a moimas n'l lr-ziure consis-vmg of equal-ports; of pa? afiin wax 21 1151 rosin, A channel or spaoo *1 is provided-at she zop of the cell with two wo kesvproofed cardboard or pulpboard disks and i0 spaced apart with two or more Wooden s nrips orbiocks ii; the coil hazing ciooed oi; the top hy the usual pitchjor wax action Y Ho can In w is compacted subsivaaw quires a long time for the compac'bec ring. up on. being soked.

the iiqnid i0 ponetabaio A mm also loosens W152i Solomon. :3

1 v; fore the prior 'sypcs o1 cefls. such tale F34 l?? c v to above, have not iven due W nds}; 1s not nocecsm y, Sn f as {aha on the one-hand $0 .18 of tuna 'fel'liifln concerned, 1!: 1s. prefemofie from a manufacturing standpoint to pierce the entire carbon 2 mm hole 13 and then close cell. resulting from W it below the planeof chamber 7 by means; In Such prior types or K s it ZBQHIFEES an of a cork: or other stopper 1%. One or mom hour 01* 150% for tho cells to absorb z'eholes 15 furnish communicafion between the quired amount .of liquid. Even then the upper cwity 16 of the carbon and the chalmmaximum circuit cu ent of the coils her 7. rarelyewaed CF85? whereas aha Any fiy pg of binding post or pemge 01' a normal ccishoulfi be from to permissible, but by of example we have 32 gnpg gg shown clips 17 soldezed: to the Zinc and 00 a Om inventioi'z aims to oveicome 'hese dismetal band or? ring l 'whl fih is forced upon advani -oges.

Referring to fibecwawingu:

or otherwise semujcd '50 the carbon the cavity 16 m the carbon 3.3 closed Figure 1 is a vcr'iicai section of: a" dry cell L 17 H '2 fin f amen on ihc me -x AL o the usual jacket 1* 1g. 2. Fig. 2, 1s horizonzai 1 "ifiiy' active, stance of the got fine mix.

and on the emer- :30

shipped or storm.v "a pori ialsection of :1 modification.

With aach v hat, W11 be further modification furnished a, botfle or other m ceptac le '20 cont the requsitc amount" 5 is the con'aincr of pasta matcfiai of flour or other Vfigtfiblfi pasi for fiZlin for rendorihg the heli acaive file space between me ca'rri'ge and the Referring to the (iwmjirgs, file mix 3 zinc whomever the 0611 is is be mack acive. which may consist of me smi ,i-ems, This pasta can be made: up in any desimd such s ma-ngancsa perozzfii and pow 'ered proportions and may contain other material of the cHs placed on the man cod the at vibe bottomby om or iermiml is 2. Affect I tridg'e already contains the desired amount pacity for standing space of the cell.

' this soaks in before any We have found that cent.

than flour and water. a successful paste consists or 24 per flour, ,75 per cent. water and l per cent.v

mercuric chlorid, but these amounts are given merely by way of example.

is necessary to make the cell immediately active is to pour the flour paste from bottle 20 into the hole 16 of carbon 2 after IQIHOV mg stopper 19. The paste lows immediately through chamber 7 into the space 21 and no time is required for the solution to soak into the cartridge 3 because such carof electrolyte.- Cells when made in this way reach. their full activity within every short time after adding the flour paste, and since the electrolyte'mix is not permeated to any great extent by the solution after it is once compacted, the resistance of the, cell is nor-- mal, enabling it to give the normal short circuit current which is indicative of its carigorous service.

After'the the paste has been added to the cell the stopper 19 will be replaced toprevent undue evaporation.

@ne decided objection to prior cells of this type is the length of time required for the water solution to dissolve the electrolyte salts or. for the added electrolyte to penetrate the mix. With such cells it is necessary for the user to add as much electrolyte as the cell will take and then wait until more can be added. It therefore requires considerable time for the user to add the electrolyte or water to the cell, which is a considerable disadvantags. In the improved'cell all the flour paste can be poured immediately into the cell as it-will flow readily into the proper The material in bottle 20 may consist of dry powdered ingredients to which the customer will add water while stirring thoroughly, to produce the paste before pouring the contents into the cell. One advantage of this-is the elimination of all danger of freezing while in storage. This also may be accomplished by adding to the ready mixed paste certain ingredients which will lower the freezing point and remain neutral in thecell or even beneficially enter into the electrochemical action. .l is an example of such, we may mention calcium chlorid.

.There are various ways of incorporating the improvement in a cell, and while space will not permit of illustrating all of them in this application, we have shown in Fig. 3 a modification in which a solid carbon 21 is used, the paste being added through a hole case 22 in the seal which may be closed by stop-- per 23.

in Fig. l anothermodification is illustrated. in this figure a hollow carbon 2% permits the flour paste to reach th'espace 21 by flowing to the bottom of thecell and out between two spacedcardboard disks 25 and 26, holes 27 being provided at the base of the carbon for this purpose.

. Having described our invention, claim is:

what we 1. An electric cell of the reserve type corn-- prising; a closure as the cell haying) an opening therein; a positive electrode, a nega tive cartridge assembled in spaced relation ship from the positive electrode; paste material normally out of trode and cartridge, duced in the space'between adapted to be intro the rtrid'ge and electrodethroughlsaid opening, saidspace being connected with the opening in the closure whereby the paste may to render, the cell active.

:2. An electric cell comprising aclosnre for the cell having an opening therein; a positive electrode and negative cartridge assembled in spaced relationship, said cartridge containing substantially the desired amount of electrolyte so lution; paste niaterialnormally out of co tact with. the electrode cartridgemdapb ed tobe introduced inthe space between cartridge and positive electrode through opening, said space being; connected with the opening in the closure whereby the paste may he introduced to the cell active.

3. An electric cell of the reserve comprising a positive electrode,- a tive cartridge spaced from tihe positive electrode; a closure at one end of the cell, cell hav ing means whereby paste may be introduced into the space between the positive electrode and cartridge torender be cell active.

l. An electric cell consisting of a positive electrode, negative cartridge containing substantially the desired amount of electrolyte solution and from the positive electrode, and a seal at the top of the cell, said cell-having means whereby paste may be: introduced into said space to make the cell active.

5. An electric cell of the reseiwe type comprising"; a positive electrode; a negative oartridggc containing substantially "the desired amount of electrolyte solution, said car-- tridge and 'positi'veelurtrode being assembled in spaced relation p; a closure in the upper end of the cell sa' closurehaving an opening connected with the space between the positive electrode and cartridge whereby said contact with the elec- I of the reserve type;

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paste may be introduced into the space t0 menses said carbon electrode and spaced from the zinc can a closure at diate' to the mix and terial may be added I active.-

the upper, end of the cell and a chamber beneath the closure connected with said channel and space intermecan whereby paste mato the cell torender it 7. An electric cell consisting of a zinc can, a carbon electrode having a channel therein,

a compacted mix. around said carbon electrode containing substantially the desired amount of electrolyte solution, means forspacing said can from said mix, a seal at the top' of the cell and a chamber beneath the seal communicating with said channel and said space whereby paste solution can he added to make the cell active.

8. An electric battery can, a carbon electrode having a channel in a cartridge consisting per end of the consisting of a zinc can a closure at the upper end of the the channel in the carbon electrode with the space intermediate to the can and cartridge and means for closing the channel carbon electrode.

10. Method of manufacturing a reserve cell and rendering it active, which consists 40 can; means for'connecting in the upin assembling the anode and cathode with a' space intermediate thereto in a closed con-- tamer having an opening connectedYwith saidspace, and introducingpaste into said" space through the opening to render thecell active. g p

all. The method of manufacturing a re.-

serve ce1l and rendering it active, which contamer, spacing the closin the container and introducing paste into t e space between the anode and- 'cathode from the exterior through an opening connected-with said space. .12. Method ofmanufacturing areserve, cell rendering it active, which consists in inserting a cathode in spacing the anode from the cathode, app"ly tag a closure to the container having an e ning therein, and introducing paste into- 1 e space between the anode and cathode through the opening in the closure. In testimony whereof, we hereunto aflix our signatures. P

RAYMOND c. BENNER'."

,sists n inserting a cathode in an anode con anode from the cathode,

an anode container;

HARRY r. FRENCH} 

